Laws When Driving: New Pennsylvania State Teen Driver Law Takes Effect On Saturday

HARRISBURG -- Pennsylvania's new law aimed at increasing safety for young drivers takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on Dec. 24. The new law increases behind-the-wheel training requirements, places a limit on the number of passengers a young driver can transport and makes not wearing a seat belt a primary offense for young drivers. The new laws when driving add 15 hours of supervised, behind-the-wheel training for driver's license permit holders younger than 18, bringing the total to 65 hours. Ten of the additional hours must include driving at night and five hours must occur during poor weather conditions. Current permit-holders younger than 18 who have not yet passed the driving skills test before Dec. 24 will have to meet the requirements of the new law. For more of this story and the new laws when driving, click on or type the URL below: http://www.dailylocal.com/articles/2011/12/19/news/doc4eefb9b41db64391012965.txt